Candidates Touted For School Board

June 19, 1991|By PATRICK LEE PLAISANCE Staff Writer

YORK — Friends and colleagues touted the qualifications of the engineers, current and former teachers, counselors and one real estate broker who have applied for two seats on the School Board during a public hearing Tuesday night with the board Selection Commission.

``We have eight very qualified candidates,'' said James D. Carter III, chairman of the commission. ``It's going to be a very hard decision.''

Four candidates applied for seats that represent districts 3 and 5. The commission will appoint two in a public vote at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Courts and Office Center in Yorktown.

Four residents applied for the seat of board member Ella Tapscott, who did not apply for another four-year term: